Particularly
/pərˈtɪkjələrli/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adverbEspecially or more than usual.
Extra definitions
adverbTo a notable degree.
adverbSpecifically rather than generally.
adverbTo a great extent.
Sentence Examples
I particularly enjoyed the chapter.
This rule is particularly important.
She is particularly good at puzzles.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.”
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
“One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.”
— 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I ____ enjoyed the chapter.